A MATURE student and part time lifeguard will attempt to unseat deputy first minister Ieuan Wyn Jones at the Welsh Assembly elections.

Labour have selected 25-year-old Joe Lock to contest the Anglesey seat this May.

The dad-of-two from Holyhead is currently a political and social sciences student at Bangor University and also works as a part-time lifeguard at Holyhead pool.

He has suspended his studies for a year to concentrate on the campaign.

Anglesey MP Albert Owen said his choice was a breath of fresh air for Anglesey politics and showed that the party was re-energised.

He said: “Joe's selection is just what Anglesey politics needs.

“He is forward

looking and energetic. The people of Anglesey are crying out for a fresh face in the Assembly, someone who will stand up for the Island in Cardiff Bay and will fight the savage cuts imposed by the Conservative-led coalition.